Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Serta Bradford mattress, memory foam's toxic fumes‏

John writes:

Are there health problems from toxic gases being emitted from new mattresses? (Outgassing?) We have bought a Serta Bradford and have since heard that toxic emissions could be a problem. Is there any truth to this? There is a smell coming from the mattress, but we've only had it for 3 days now.

Hi John, The problem is the toxic fumes emitted by memory foam. Many people react harshly, exhibiting

respiratory problems from being exposed to it. Unfortunately, most mattress have it. However, there are mattresses with no memory foam. These should be considered above those

with memory foam. Don't rely on the lack of knowledge from most salespeople. There is a white label on the back

of the mattress that shows the percentages of materials used. Visco foam is the same as memory

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